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Section Ⅳ　“Developing ideas”的课文习读环节 [课时跟踪检测] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A At just ten, Selah Schneiter became the youngest person ever to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Selah was unaware that she was setting a record at the time. “El Capitan was the mountain my wife Joy and I first climbed together，” Mike, Selah's father, said. “We fell in love while climbing.” After the couple married, they returned there to climb. They took Selah on her first trip to Yosemite when she was only two months old. First asked if she'd try the Nose, the classic route most climbers take to reach the top of El Capitan, she declined. Then, she began to think about it more, and in 2018 she felt that she was able to make it. However, accomplishing the seemingly impossible climb requires more than simply deciding to go for it. Over the winter, Mike and Selah prepared for “the big decision”． When it came time to the climb, Selah and Mike were joined by Mark Regier, a long-time family friend who had been part of the El Capitan team when Mike and Joy met. He was also the chief witness of their wedding. Doing such a climb with a ten-year-old, Regier considered it seriously. “Being a father myself, I must look after her well，” he said. At first he checked and double-checked everything she did, but after a while he was sure Selah knew what she was doing. Then they set off. In the process, Selah showed fortitude. “It wasn't that frightening，” she said. “The only thing I ever got scared of was what would happen if I didn't do this.” She admitted to getting nervous at the foot of the mountain, but later she calmed herself and was comfortable being high. Eventually, she and her companions completed the 5-day climb successfully. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了年仅10岁的西拉·施奈特成功攀登埃尔卡皮坦，成为史上征服这座峭壁最年轻的攀登者的故事。 1．What can we know about Mike? A．He encouraged Selah to set a record. B．He is closely connected with Yosemite. C．He helped Selah decide to climb El Capitan. D．He came across Joy at Regier's wedding. 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，迈克和妻子是在攀登埃尔卡皮坦期间相爱的，二人结婚后又重回此地攀登埃尔卡皮坦。因此，迈克与约塞米蒂国家公园有很深的渊源。 2．What was Mark Regier's initial attitude towards Selah's climbing the Nose? A．Negative.　　　　 B．Critical. C．Cautious. D．Favourable. 解析：选C　观点态度题。根据第四段中的“Doing such a climb with a ten-year-old, Regier considered it seriously.”可知，起初雷吉尔对西拉攀登持谨慎的态度。 3．What does the underlined word “fortitude” in the last paragraph mean? A．Scare. B．Relaxation. C．Pride. D．Courage. 解析：选D　词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的“‘It wasn't that frightening，’ she said ... was comfortable being high.”可知，西拉在山脚下时感到紧张，但后来她镇定下来，并且很享受身处高处的感觉，即攀登过程中她表现出了勇气和刚毅。 4．What is the best title for the text? A．Small Climber, Big Outcome B．Selah Was a True Climber at Ten C．El Capitan: A Best Place to Climb D．Life Means Enjoying Climbing 解析：选A　标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了年仅10岁的西拉·施奈特成功攀登埃尔卡皮坦，成为史上征服这座峭壁最年轻的攀登者的故事。结合选项可知，A项生动形象且符合文章主旨，为文章最佳标题。 B Scrolling through short videos on the Internet can quickly convince you that everyone's life is more interesting than yours. During a particularly adventurous week recently, I saw water skiing in Maui, hiking in Yosemite and swimming with wild pigs in Bermuda. I started checking flights to new places. Then I ordered pho, Vietnam's national dish, from the same Vietnamese place I eat at every week and returned to the same old routine and ... felt bad about not trying somewhere new. Evolutionarily, human brains tend to find newfangled experiences more exciting and attention-grabbing than repeat experiences. They can't process all the stimuli (刺激) around us, so we evolved to pay attention to new, flashy and potentially dangerous things more intently than familiar things, which we've seen enough to know they're not dangerous. What's more, words like “repetition” and “repetitiveness” tend to be associated with more negative emotions. However, recent research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests we ought to reconsider how we digest those feelings of monotony (单调). Some previous research has painted a negative picture of repeat experiences, saying that doing the same thing twice can feel less valuable. But Ed O'Brien, a professor of behavioral science, wondered whether people actually underestimate how positively they react to repeat experiences. To test this theory, Mr O'Brien and his team exposed all participants to the same stimulus once in full (various stimuli were tested, including museum visits, movies and video games). Next, after dividing them into two groups, the first group of participants were asked to imagine repeating the experience, while the second actually did repeat the experience. Counter to previous research, Mr O'Brien found that across the board, repeat experiences were far more enjoyable than participants predicted. In other words: You're far more likely to enjoy something the second time around than you think. “Brand-new experiences are definitely great for enjoyment，” said Mr O'Brien. “And our studies don't go against this idea. In many cases, the brand-new option is better. But, what our studies emphasize is that repeat options also might have high hedonic (快乐的) value and might also come with lower costs to acquire than a purely new option.” 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。很多人都喜欢冒险，追求新鲜感，但是研究却发现重复能让我们更全面、深刻地认识事物，能给我们带来不一样的快乐。 5．What did the author think of her own life? A．It included many exciting things. B．It depended heavily on social media. C．It was highly adventurous. D．It was boringly repetitive. 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Then I ordered ... felt bad about not trying somewhere new.”可知，作者觉得自己的生活毫无新意，没有创新。 6．How do our brains usually respond to stimuli from familiar things? A．They may pay little attention to them. B．They may process them first. C．They may feel uncertain of them. D．They may consider them as positive things. 解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“so we evolved to pay attention to new, flashy and potentially dangerous things more intently than familiar things”可推断，我们的大脑使得我们不太注意熟悉的刺激物。 7．What is the meaning of the underlined word “newfangled” in paragraph 2? A．Fictional.　　　　　 B．Fascinating. C．Novel. D．Significant. 解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据画线词后半句可知，人类的大脑倾向于发现新奇的体验。所以newfangled为“新奇的”之意。 8．What did the second group of participants do during the experiment? A．They experienced the same stimuli twice. B．They imagined their old experiences twice. C．They repeated similar activities many times. D．They predicted the first group's experiences. 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Next, after dividing them into two groups ... repeat the experience.”可知，第二组参与者重复了先前的体验。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 French explorer Jacques Cartier is known mainly for exploring the St.Lawrence River and giving Canada its name. Like many other European explorers, Jacques Cartier went to North America looking for gold, and perhaps a shortcut to Asia. __9__ It became France's main route into Canada. Jacques Cartier was born on 31 December 1491 in Brittany, a province of France. In about 1534, the king of France asked him to lead an expedition (远征) to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia. __10__ There he and his crew explored the land around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and met Native Americans. When he sailed back to France, he took with him two native Americans. __11__ This time, Cartier sailed deeper into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and into the Saint Lawrence River. The two Native Americans he had taken before had learned French, and they served as guides. About 260 miles inland, Cartier reached the Native American village of Stadacona. Today, the city of Quebec stands near that place. Cartier and his men were among the first Europeans to winter in what is now Canada. __12__ After returning to France he reported tales told by the native people of treasures farther inland. Cartier once again crossed the Atlantic in 1541. __13__ When he returned to France in 1542, he was told that they were just the common minerals pyrite (黄铁矿) (fool's gold) and quartz (石英)． A．A second voyage came in May 1535. B．Instead he found the Saint Lawrence River. C．The bitter cold surprised them, and some of the men died. D．He made three voyages of exploration in dangerous waters. E．Cartier was considered one of the most devoted explorers of the period. F．He explored farther and found what he thought were gold and diamonds. G．In the spring of 1534 Cartier sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to what is now Canada. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了法国探险家雅克·卡蒂埃的三次航海探险经历。 9．选B　根据该空前的“Jacques Cartier went to North America looking for gold”和该空后的“It became France's main route into Canada.”可知，B项(相反，雅克·卡蒂埃发现了圣劳伦斯河)符合此处语境。空后的It指的就是B项中的the Saint Lawrence River。 10．选G　根据上文中的“In about 1534, the king of France asked him to lead an expedition (远征)”可推知，在1534年，卡蒂埃横渡大西洋到了现在的加拿大。G项中的时间与上文相符。 11．选A　根据该空后的“This time, Cartier sailed deeper into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ...”可推知，在1535年5月，卡蒂埃进行了第二次航行。 12．选C　根据该空前的“the first Europeans to winter in what is now Canada”可知，C项(加拿大的严寒令卡蒂埃和船员们难以承受，其中一些船员死于严寒)符合此处语境。 13．选F　根据该空前的“Cartier once again crossed the Atlantic”和该空后的“he was told that they were just the common minerals”可知，1541年卡蒂埃第三次北航，他进一步探险，发现了他认为是黄金和宝石的“宝物”。故F项符合语境。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $